Irene Cara
1959-03-18 (1959)The Bronx, New York City, New York, USAActing
Biography
Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 - November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress. Cara sang and co-wrote the song Flashdance... What a Feeling from the film Flashdance. She won an Oscar for Best Original Song as a co writer. Cara rose to fame as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, and the hit song "Fame" spawned from the movie.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Kojak
TV • 1973
Roots: The Next Generations
TV • 1979
Roots: The Next Generations
TV • 1979
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
TV • 1980
Solid Gold
TV • 1980
The Electric Company
TV • 1971
What's Happening!!
TV • 1976
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
TV • 1980
Fame
MOVIE • 1980
Gone Country
TV • 2008
City Heat
MOVIE • 1984
Happily Ever After
MOVIE • 1989
D.C. Cab
MOVIE • 1983
Sparkle
MOVIE • 1976
Certain Fury
MOVIE • 1985